A missing “friend” has made her return, but alongside a dark force!
To save you, Sister Juna appeared at a critical moment, but fell into an unending nightmare…
The door to the long forgotten kingdom of the Sealed Plains has finally opened! Bring along your Yaolings and uncover its mysteries!

Whose Yaoling’s got the best drip?! The new “Yaoling Accessories” allow Keepers to decorate their Yaolings with 96 different accessories ranging from weapons, wings, headwear, and… wait, is that a rocket launcher?!
Are your legs too short? Constantly running out of stamina? The “Yaoling Mounts” are here to help! There shall be no need to worry about stamina while chasing after shinies now!
In addition to the main story, there are many new and interesting side quests that’s been added!
Oh no, Tangtang’s disciple has been captured before he could even start his journey to the east!
Who has stolen Peachstone Village’s book keeper’s “King of Yaoling, Be Gentle with Me?”
The treasure grandfather left… What can it be？
Don't forget to check out these fun side stories after wrapping up the main story! Let’s see what everyone is been doing around the Land of the Ancients!

23 Adorable New Yaolings!

Mecha Bird,After a series of events, Yamma’s mechanical creation has become…?
Swagger：Does nothing due to overconfidence.

Methy
Gemlight：Creates a gemlight aura, debuffing all nearby opponents: mana requirement is increased by 25%. Allies within the aura are buffed: ATK increase {0}%. Lasting 6 seconds.

Naplin
Flowering Slumber：Place a field of flowers under a random target, opponents within the area will be debuffed by: Sleep, unable to move or recharge mana, and damage taken is increased by {0}%. Debuff will be removed after being attacked. Lasting 4 seconds.


Plouse
Burrow：Become burrowed. Once being attacked, dig towards the furthest opponent and strike them for {0}. Burrow lasts 6 seconds.

Zapling
Stormfield：Release an electric aura over the entire field, all allies deal an additional {0} damage and 4 paralysis buildup. Lasting 5 seconds.

Zotten
Windcall:Summon a wind shroud, reducing projectile damage by 70% while dealing {0} damage/sec to nearby opponents and pushing them away. Lasting 6 seconds.

Luplaze
Scorching Claws:Charge towards an opponent with fire weakness, dealing {0}damage and applying 30 burn buildup to all opponents that come in contact. If the target starts burning or is already burning, damage is doubled.

Glimdeer
Melody:Grant 4 allies a buff: Melodic Note, Willpower increased by 90, when attacked, lose a stack and heal for the MAG power of the buffer. Starts at 3 stacks, max 5 stacks.

Felyra
Snowburst:Toss a snowball towards a target, applying {0} frost buildup on hit. If the target becomes or is already frozen, apply Frostbite, increases frost damage taken by 50%.

Solkin
Haunting Shadow:Summon a specter that drifts among opponents, dealing {0} and {0} to all that come in contact.

Emervix
Pressure Burst:Fire off a blast of wind after channeling for two seconds, dealing {0} damage in a line, damage increases by 3.3% for every 1 unit distance.

Goose
Assault:Lock on to the current target and constantly assault them, dealing {0} damage per second. Damage taken from opponents are reduced by 50%, but damage taken from locked on target is increased by 50%. Lasting 6 seconds.

Cottender
Solar Barrier:Create a protective barrier where allies within will have their DEF increased by 50 and healing for {0} per second.

Duun
Fortify:Combine with an ally Duun, becoming bigger and inherit {0}% of the combined base HP, ATK, MAG, and DEF.

Brikeep
Mighty Idol:Change forms, turning into a sand statue. Become unable to move or attack, but becomes toughened and reduces damage received by {0}. Lasting 5 seconds.

Prikkle
Terra Assault:Dig underground and emerge under the opponent with the lowest HP, dealing {0} absolute damage. Max HP increases by 10% of damage dealt, and size slightly increases. Then, return to the original position.

Punchure
Counter Punch:Retaliate the next 4 melee attacks, dealing {0}% of the damage taken as damage.

Yaki
Shadow Thrust:Deal {0} damage and sacrifice 10% of current HP to additionally deal damage equal to {1}% of HP lost.

Swifful
Thunderwing:Fly into the sky, then land onto the furthest opponent. Attacks fire 5 projectiles in a fan shape, increasing damage by {0}. Lasting 4 seconds.

Spectling
Specter:Create a specter next to the furthest opponent, lasting for 10 seconds. When self is attacked, and there are specters on the field, swap places with the highest HP one.

Shyne
Temporal Veil:Record the HP of the 3 closest allies, after 5 seconds, if the HP is lower than the recorded amount, restore the HP.

Raijaw
Stormcall:Summon lightning strike on 3 opponents with the lowest HP, dealing {0} damage.

Clamira,The first stage of the Sealed Plain’s demon lord.
Shifting Mirage:Create a clone of the highest level opponent, lasting for 15 seconds. The clone can use abilities, and inherit an additional {0} MAG. A maximum of 2 clones can exist at once. Additional casts of the ability will recharge mana for the clones instead. Clones also disappear on death.

52 Brand New Talents

Shiny：
Brute SE:Base ATK +90%, Atk Speed +30%, Base MAG -30%, Mana Recharge -30

Volatile SE:Abilities will deal 60%~180% damage, 50% chance to repeat the effect

Overload SE:Mana Requirement +50%, MAG +50%


Gold：
Evasive:25% chance to completely evade opponent's projectile attacks

Prediction:Mitigate the next attack after getting hit 3 times

Drunk Fist:Attacks will randomly deal 50%~200% damage, cleanse status buildup every 20 sec, and gain 20% chance to evade opponent projectile attacks

Battle Fiend:Gain 7% ATK and 3% Lifesteal for every 10% HP lost

Enlightened:Gain 2% ATK and 1% MAG every sec after battle starts

Heavenly Pact:Disable all other talents' effects, every other talent increases the six base stats by 11%


Purple：
Endure:When attacked, increase DEF by 5 for 6 sec, max 20 stacks

Aegis:40% chance to block {0} damage when attacked

Parry:15% chance to retaliate for 100% of melee damage taken

Heart of Thorns:Deal 5% of self's Max HP as damage to the source when damaged by an ability

Mana Shield:Convert 10 mana into {0} shield every second, stops when shield reaches 30% of Max HP

Sidearm:Attacks ignore 10 DEF, 20% chance to ignore 90 DEF

Bludgeon:33% chance to increase damage on hit (10%~15%) and apply stun buildup (10~50 points) The slower the atk speed, the stronger the effect (1~4 sec)

Battle Dance:25% chance to blink behind the target and attack all nearby opponents once

Mana Surge:Base MAG -30%, gain 6% MAG for every second since the last ability use (or from start of battle)

Absorb:Gain 15% Lifesteal on abilities, effect doubles when HP is below 33%

Thundercall:When an ability deals damage, call down a lighting that deals 1.5*MAG damage, 2 sec cooldown

Dark Harvest:When an ability deals damage to an opponent below 33% HP, strike them with a dark pulse that does 2.5*MAG damage, 3 sec cooldown

Corrosion:When an ability deals damage, additionally inflict 5% Max HP poison damage and reduce target's Max HP by 5% (2% against Demons) 1 sec cooldown

Mana Dart:Mana Req +20%, after casting an ability, launch projectiles towards two random opponents, dealing {0} absolute damage

Outburst:When an ability deals damage, the first target hit will receive 100% increased damage, 15 sec cooldown, if the ability executes, the cooldown is refreshed

Earthquake:Mana Req +100, create a large earthquake after casting an ability, dealing {0} concussive damage to opponents and applying 25 stun buildup

Mooncall:Mana Req +50, summon two waves of moonlight to strike opponents after casting an ability, dealing {0} darkness damage. The damage doubles after every cast

Echo: Thunderclap :When casting an ability, there is a 66% chance to strike paralyzed opponents with lightning for 1~2xMAG damage, 33% chance to strike an additional time

Echo: Flameburst :When casting an ability, cause all burning opponents to erupt, dealing damage equal to the remaining burn damage and removing the burn

Echo: Frostseal:When casting an ability, apply permafrost to frozen opponents for 3 sec

Echo: Windtear:When casting an ability, reduce 50 mana from all vulnerable opponents, and removing all their buffs

Echo: Malady:When casting an ability, inflict 15% Max HP damage onto poisoned opponents, also reduce their Max HP by 15% (5% against demons)

Echo: Twilight:When casting an ability, feared opponents will be permanently weak to darkness damage, and opponents with HP under 17% will be executed

Heaven's Blessing:Healing grants the target a buff that: increases all elemental damage by 16%, and increases the buff effect of Star's, Moon's, and Sun's blessing by 50% if learned

Bonded:The first summon inherits an additional 50% of Max HP, and the summon's attacks can also inherit on hit effects.

Outsource:Summons only last 8 sec, but gain 33% increased crit damage and crit rate

Tamer:Summons' atk speed reduces by 90%, when self attacks, summons gain 400% atk speed for 0.6 sec, 2 sec cooldown

Blue：
Defensive Position:Gain a buff of +50 DEF when battle starts, lasting 10 sec

Solidify:When HP falls below 50%, enter "suspension" mode for 2 sec. Can only trigger once per battle

Guardian:Increase shield gained by 30%

Healing Barrier:Healing received reduced by 50% but gain shields equal to the HP healed

Brute:Base ATK +30%, Atk Speed +30%, Mana Recharge -20

Skill Mastery:Ability's damage or healing increased by 15%

Volatile:Abilities will deal 70%~140% damage

Overload:Mana Requirement +30%, MAG +30%

Elemental Focus:30% chance to apply 30 status of self's attack element when dealing damage

Star's Blessing:Reduce healing by 10%, but healing also grants the target a buff that: increases status application by 40%, lasting 6 sec

Moon's Blessing:Reduce healing by 10%, but healing also grants the target a buff that: increases DEF by 30, lasting 6 sec

Sun's Blessing:Reduce healing by 10%, but healing also grants the target a buff that: increases ATK and MAG by 16%, lasting 6 sec


In addition, we are still hard at work! The update after “Sealed Plains” is already in production, and will include a battle tower mode that many have asked for! At the same time, the team is also exploring new and interesting elements to add to the current gameplay. We will share more of those when the time is right, so stay tuned!

Releasing “Yaoling: Mythical Journey” has been an adventure in itself. There’s been many great experiences, but most of all we’d like to thank all our players and community for the continued support and engagement! We’d love to keep hearing from everyone and make the game the best it can be!

Bug Fixes:

Fixed the bug where food buffs were not activated.
Fixed the issue where the controller UI would appear in the Talent Jade menu while using keyboard and mouse.
Fixed the bug where the character won't be bound in place while in menus upon using up all fishing baits after a battle.

Bug Fixes:
Fixed the problem where the movement tutorial does not disappear.
Fixed the bug where the starters could not be released.
Fixed the issue where Wanny's animation repeats itself.
Fixed portions of in game texts and descriptions.
Fixed the issue where the Honor Store would refresh in real time.
Fixed the issue where the trade routes are incorrectly displayed.
Fixed the issue where the mouse cursor would randomly disappear.


Additional Content:
Controller support is now fully integrated. Functions and button binding can be found in the control settings. Additional optimizations will be available in the future.

New Features:
Added the option to speed up battles, unlockes at Keeper Rank 2.

Bug Fixes:
Fixed the issue where sorting Yaolings by their craft skills in the Training Grounds will cause their state values to display differently from their actual stats.
Fixes to texts and descriptions.

Bug Fixes:
Fixed the issue where the Honors Shop does not refresh Talent Jades.
Fixed the issue where the Honors Shop does not work in Traditional Chinese language option.
Fixed the problem where the Yaoling's details couldn't be viewed in the Jade Cabin.
Fixed the issue of repeated events caused by the dialogue interface.
Fixed the error in Malstrum's HP value
Fixed the missing chunk in the map of Ninelie Mountain.

Bug Fixes:
Fixed the bug where the Training Grounds would block the amount of Spirit Gem displayed.
Fixed the numerical error for the aura provided by Flamender and Rhinebeat's line of abilities.
Fixed the visual effects issue of the Feint III charm.
Pressing the F key when loading save files now works properly.
Pressing Tab now properly closes out the enemy's info display during battle.
Fixed the problem where the parents' details couldn't be viewed in the Jade Cabin.

New game mode "Martial Tournament" has been added!
With the demons under control, the Martial Tournament has resumed. Master Hongfu has received an invitation to send his disciples to participate. Head back to the village to learn about the details!
The Martial Tournament is hosted once per day. The tournament prohibits the use of charms and buffs, and will now deplete Spiritual Energy.
Winning in the tournament will reward Honors, which can be traded for Gold Talent Jades. The Honors Shop will be refreshed every four days.
Come compete against Yaoling Keepers from all parts of the world!
In this update, Yaolings will also be getting a new behavior update. For example they can appear to be sleeping or worried.
The new hugging and smacking interactions have also been added. Hugging a worried Yaoling will increase their intimacy.
Yaolings can now also be found sleeping in the wild. While sleeping, their awareness will not increase.


The sorting function in the Spirit Shrine has been revamped, now allowing different combinations of filters to be used together. Details are below:
Introspection difficulty has also been adjusted:
Enlightenment - wild Yaolings Max HP increase by 80% (from 100%), ATK increase by 50% (from 80%), MAG increase by 30% (from 50%)
Testament - wild Yaolings Max HP increase by 160% (no change), ATK increase by 90% (from 150%), MAG increase by 70% (from 100%)
Union- wild Yaolings Max HP increase by 300% (from 320%), ATK increase by 120% (from 280%), MAG increase by 100% (from 220%)

Bug Fixes:
Fixed the bug where eggs produced when in the egg selling menu would disappear.
Fixed the bug where Wraithstress' target will disappear instantly when being executed.
Fixed the bug where pulling abilities pushed opponents away instead.
Fixed the bug where Crowlet's line of abilities only enhanced the projectile's damage on the first target hit.
Fixed the issue where some cosmetics were unobtainable (all chests have been reset, only one of each cosmetic item will remain even with multiple obtained)
Fixed the issue where the final cutscene with Agu does not trigger (all Dark Star cutscenes have been reset)

Content Updates:
Pawnda's line of abilities are now more accurate.
Updated Shask's line of abilities' target selection.
Updated text and descriptions.

Stats and Status Adjustments:
Bleeding: Take 10% missing health damage when attacking, 25% when using abilities, lasting 7 sec. (From: Take additional damage equal to 5% of missing HP when attacked)
Burning: Take 26 Fire Damage/Sec, damage by 4 per target level. (From: Take 16 Fire Damage/Sec, damage by 3 per target level)
Frozen: Attack Speed -50%, Move Speed -70%. (From: )
Poisoned: ATK, MAG -30%, lasting 8 sec. (From: Attack Speed, Move Speed -50%)
Paralyzed: Chance to become immobilized every second and take 2~12% current health damage, lasting 8 sec. (From: ATK, MAG -20%)

Shield: Max shield obtainable is now equal to Max HP. (Originally not capped)
Status Buildup: Status now applies proportional to HP lost. (Originally calculated based on damage received)
WIT: Mana gained through WIT is now calculated by HP lost. (Originally calculated off of damage received)

Talent Adjustments:
Charity: Upon death, allies' Mana recharge increase by 30, lasting 3 sec (From: Upon death, recharge allies' Mana by 30%)
Charity SE: Upon death, allies' Mana recharge increase by 30, lasting 6 sec (From: Upon death, recharge allies' Mana by 70%)
High Spirit: Gain 180 Mana at the start of battle (From: Gain 200 Mana at the start of battle)
Energetic: Gain 60 Mana at the start of battle (From: Gain 30 Mana at the start of battle)
Starfall SE: 10% chance to summon a meteor shower dealing {0} fire damage. (From: 13% chance to summon a meteorite on the target's location on hit, dealing {0} fire damage)
Lacerate: When attacks hit Bleeding enemies, apply Wounded: inflicts 5% missing HP as damage per unit traveled. (From: when attacks hit Bleeding enemies, apply Wounded: inflicts 2% missing HP as damage per unit traveled)
Defile: When attacks hit Poisoned enemies, apply a stack of Strong Poison: deals 1% Max HP damage per second up to 20 stacks, half effective against Demons. ( From: When attacks hit Poisoned enemies, apply Strong Poison: deals 5% Max HP damage per second)
Smite: When attacks hit Paralyzed enemies, deal an additional {0}~{1} lightning damage and trigger the Paralysis damage and status. (From: When attacks hit Paralyzed enemies, deal an additional {0}~{1} lightning damage)
Hurricane: 20% chance to deal an additional {0} wind damage on hit and decrease target weight by 4 points for 5 seconds. (From: 20% chance to deal an additional {0} wind damage on hit and decrease target weight by 2 points for 10 seconds)
Bloodshot: Gain 25% lifesteal (From: Gain 15% lifesteal)
Judicator: Every 30 seconds, summon a blade of judgment, dealing {0} true damage to the opponent with highest HP, deals 10% more damage for every other opponent alive. Damage= 200+20*level. (From: Damage= 200+10*level)
Ignition, Ice Cold, Venomous, High Voltage, Gale: Deal 75% additional element damage on attacks after casting an ability, lasting 6 seconds (From: deal 100% additional element damage on attacks after casting an ability)
Intuition: Crit Chance increase by 20%, Crit Damage increase by 80% (From: Crit Chance increase by 20%, Crit Damage increase by 100%)
Prideful: Crit Rate -20%, Crit Damage +80% (From: Crit Rate -20%, Crit Damage +100%)
Arsonist: When attacks hit Burning enemies, extend the duration of the burn and increase burn damage by 10%, stacking up to 20. (From: when attacks hit Burning enemies, extend the duration of the burn)
Gyrate: Attacks have a 30% chance to deal 100% splash damage (From: attacks have a 35% chance to deal 60% splash damage)
Cleanup Crew: Every 7 seconds, cleanse an ally of one debuff, Radius: 7. (From: every 6.5 seconds, cleanse an ally of one debuff, Radius: 5)
Extrovert: Attack Range decreases by 6, DEF increases by 20. (From: attack Range decreases by 5, DEF increases by 20)
Armored: Gain {0} points of shield at the start of battle. Shield strength increases with level. Lv0~100 = 50~950 shield. (From: 50~550 shield)
Life Sap: Heal 30% of HP on kill. (From: heal 20% of HP on kill)

Dear Yaoling Keepers:

Due to some technical and scheduling issues, the originally planned update for the end of the month will be postponed to mid-September. We appreciate your understanding and patience!

In the next update, we will bring you the following updates and optimizations:
- Controller support and partial keyboard customization
- New feature: Martial Tournament
- More personalized idle animations for Yaolings
- Yaoling stats balance adjustments
- Bug fixes and feature optimizations

Bug Fixes:
Fixed the bug where Bloodthirst from Battusk's line of abilities would provide ATK increase from external healing sources.
Fixed the bug where Reinkoil's bubbles did not deal additional damage.
Fixed the bug where Runic Blaze Charm would cause the screen to temporarily freeze.
Fixed the visual bug for Rhinebeat's line of abilities.
Fixed the bug where the radius of the talent "Infernal Armor" was greater than described.
Fixed the bug where players were able to obtain duplicate food recipes.
Fixed the bug where dragging Yaolings into battle and clicking space will place the Yaoling in an abnormal position.
Fixed the bug where exiting the Training Grounds could cause the game to crash.
Fixed the stats for the starter Lume players receive.
Fixed the stats for the starter Bax players receive.
Fixed the bug where the "Cheerlead" talent did not increase ATK.
Fixed the bug where absolute damage numbers do not appear on it.
Fixed the Yaoling sorting issue when restarting a commission.
Fixed the bug where the pop up window from purchasing Talent Jades did not correctly match the names of the item.
Fixed the issue where commissions already in progress would appear at the top of the list.
Fixed the inconsistent elements of Yaolings hatched from wild eggs.
Fixed the bug where certain Talent Jades would not appear in the shop.

Content Update:
The Laventot's line of abilities will no longer provide mana to summoned units.
Added the complete all function to the Training Grounds.
If both parents have the same SE Talent, the SE talent will now be guaranteed to be passed down.
Swotter's line of abilities will now resist knockback during usage.
Unactivated Spirit Shrines will now display as grayed out on the minimap.
Introspection state will now be displayed during battle.
Charms will show their detail when casted during battle.
Purchasing in the shop will now display the amount of items already owned.
Spirit Gem shops and shops in the wilderness will not reset to the top after selling.
Summoned units will now inherit any stat increases.
Slightly increased the chance of producing Colossal Eggs from mating.
Fixed certain errors in text and dialogue.

Additional Updates:
Added an option to turn off HUD in the settings.
Now able to track custom map markers by an arrow.